ParkingEye v Heggie

hoohoo

trisontana wrote: »

I image that one of those "losses" was a £50 solicitor's fee for taking the case to court. Of course PE have their own in-house and salaried solicitor who does that work, so why do they claim that £50?

PE are allowed to claim solicitor costs if an in-hose solicitor does the work. The first problem is that she does not do £50 worth of work because the claims are all computer generated and there is not enough time in the day for her to spend more than 2 minutes a case; hardly justifying £50.

The second problem is that her costs are already included in their average £53 per ticket, so they are charging twice.

(The 3rd problem is that their allowable costs are £5-£10 per issued ticket, not £53, but that is an aside)

trisontana

The_Deep wrote: »

Surely it is more effective to use a solicitor local to the area than have their own solicitor travel around the country. Also, do they not bring several cases in a day sometimes.

That £50 solicitors fee is for preparing the case before it goes to court. Not the cost of paying somebody to attend the court .

spacey2012

The only loss parking eye have is the money wasted bringing these cases to county court.
Even if they win them they are well out of pocket, they have to pay the agency of unemployable solicitors more than they gain just for starters.

Every case they lose and they are starting to pile up draws adverse publicity to them as people realise that they are actually a scam.

The Smart parking firms stay well away from court.

Parking-Prankster

spacey2012 wrote: »

The only loss parking eye have is the money wasted bringing these cases to county court.
Even if they win them they are well out of pocket, they have to pay the agency of unemployable solicitors more than they gain just for starters.

Every case they lose and they are starting to pile up draws adverse publicity to them as people realise that they are actually a scam.

The Smart parking firms stay well away from court.

I knew there had to be a reason that Smart Parking are called Smart Parking.


I struggled to find it before, so thanks.